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Ristolainen and the Sabres 2nd 1st rounder to Vancouver for Juolevi, Virtanen, and 10?
Risto to Vancouver for Louis Eriksson (Cap dump) and their 1st (10th oa).
Ristolainen and the Sabres 2nd 1st rounder to Vancouver for Juolevi, Virtanen, and 10?
Risto to Vancouver for Louis Eriksson (Cap dump) and their 1st (10th oa).
Risto to Vancouver for Louis Eriksson (Cap dump) and their 1st (10th oa).
Buffalo is likely going to be disappointed. We all heard ROR would get a King's ransom but he returned a 1st, meh young player and 2 cap dumps.
Could of got a better return from Montreal if the Sabres and Habs GM respected each other. Rumors I heard is the Sabres wanted Poehling and a 1st. Poehling was off the table but we had better prospects and young players to offer vs what you got from the Blues. Sabres GM didn't budge and the negotiations got sour where you then flipped him for a meh return.
The issue with ROR value is his contract is full of bonus money in July. Not many owners like this and can fork out that kind of money months before the season starts. Would of not been a problem with the Habs.
Bergevin was clearly in on ROR... he was on record saying to our media "Tell the Sabres GM to lower his price and call me". There was clearly sour negotiations there which affected a fair deal IMO.
Bergevin could have very well cost his team a playoff berth then.
What playoff berth?
Montreal was incredibly close to making the playoffs. Having ROR all year might have vaulted them into the playoffs rather then being on the outside looking in.
A Kadri for Ristolainen trade makes sense for both teams.
No interest in William Nylander, we are already a soft team and he's $7M AAV - our dumbass GM botched Reinhart's contract and that mistake is going to cost us about $2M a year.
I put up a Risto/Kadri poll on Twitter a couple of weeks ago - 70% of Sabres fans voted against the trade.
Probably the best proposal on here from a realistic standpoint.
Kadri is gone. It’s just what they get in return. And a struggling 24 yr old 40 pt D, who at this point has shown no sign of getting better defensively, is probably not worth anything more than Kadri. A player with his own baggage, whos value is hurt after this spring’s meltdown. If Kadri didn’t have said baggage, not sure the Leafs would do it, but as it stands, it’s at least realistic. How the in division thing plays out, who knows.
top 5 pick + Sekera + cap for Risto? Something Chiarelli would do, shame he is not with Oilers anymore.I think he gets a 1st + a decent prospect + a roster player who balances cap
Sekera + 1st + Bear? Seems like a bit of an overpayment imo, depends on how you view Sekera, I think he is still solid.
Leafs wont be trading their 4.5 million per year, center. Im not a fan, but the Leafs dont have anyone else to fill that spot, and most certainly not Nylander. The Leafs are going to need value contracts and, Kadri with a 4.5 million dollar hit fits well, and is the only Leaf that has any sandpaper and is a recent back to back 30 goal scorer. He wont be going anywhere.
With the news that Bogo is possibly out till November after his hip surgery, Sabres can’t afford to lose another RHD. Best to be patient, see how Risto does with a new coach in a reduced role behind Montour. There is always the trade deadline when he would bring a huge haul.I love all the posts on "Buffalo is going to be disappointed" and so on.
If Risto is moved, the return will be surprising to many. This isn't an ROR situation, where Botterill is looking to move a core piece for a shake up.
With the news that Bogo is possibly out till November after his hip surgery, Sabres can’t afford to lose another RHD. Best to be patient, see how Risto does with a new coach in a reduced role behind Montour. There is always the trade deadline when he would bring a huge haul.
McCabe?Not an issue in this...
I think they trade him and get back a F and a D. The D is a top 6 who rep,aces him.
If no D acquired then buffalo has
Dahlin-zborgrn
Pilut-Montour
Scandella-Nelson
Hunwick
This is just stupid remark considering he was definitely worth those types of others Botterill's donkeyness just took a crap offer. Doesn't mean Taylor Hall is worth Adam Larsson 1 for 1 either just because it happened.Most threads and fans were talking about ROR and how he had comparable stats to Bergeron etc. Props to the fans that were reasonable in their expectations for the return. I actually thought the return should have been better then what they got but not as much as some fans were suggesting.
Moving a 45 point Dman for a 27 point winger is dumb now?